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RCCA is transforming healthcare by making all treatment information available to patients, their physicians and the full treatment team. Our passion for transparent patient care puts all clinical information in the hands of the team, giving them the ability to personalize treatment options and target therapies appropriately. These treatments are patient-focused, life-enriching and research-based to ensure that the best therapy is chosen for each patient. Please search our comprehensive resource center for more information…

RCCA is transforming healthcare by making all treatment information available to patients, their physicians and treatment team. Our passion for transparent patient care puts all clinical information in the hands of the team, giving them the ability to personalize treatment options and target therapies appropriately. These treatments are patient-focused, life-enriching and research-based to ensure that the best therapy is chosen for each patient.

Maqsood Amjad, M.D.

Dr. Maqsood Amjad is a board certified hematologist and medical oncologist who specializes in the
management of a wide variety of cancers and blood disorders. He has been treating patients in the
Somerset, Middlesex and Union Counties for more than 15 years. He is actively involved in clinical
research as a community oncologist.
Dr. Amjad has received his medical degree from King Edward Medical University, Lahore , Pakistan. He
has completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois,
an affiliate of University of Illinois and his fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at Rutgers New Jersey
Medical School (UMDNJ-RWJMS), New Brunswick, New Jersey, where he also served as the Chief Fellow.
After completing his fellowship, he joined Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey faculty as a Clinical
Instructor.
Dr. Amjad serves as the Chief of Oncology at RWJUH-Somerset and as the Division Director of Oncology
at JFK Medical Center, Edison, New Jersey. He is also the chairman of the Cancer Committee at RWJUH-
Somerset and serves on the IRB and Credentials committees. He is on the staff as a clinical Assistant
Professor at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (UMDNJ-RWJMS). He is a member of the American
Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the American Society of Hematology (ASH). He is a member of
the professional advisory board of the Cancer Support Community of Central Jersey.

Medical Education: King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan

Residency: Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Fellowship: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (UMDNJ-RWJMS), New Brunswick, New Jersey